Bahria Icon Tower
# Bahria Icon Tower

Bahria Icon Tower is a recently on-hold skyscraper complex in the seaside municipality of Clifton in Karachi, Pakistan. The complex includes a 62-storey tower, which at 300 metres (980 ft), is the tallest building in Pakistan and among the tallest buildings in South Asia. The complex also includes an adjacent 42-storey building and is owned by the Bahria Town Group.

## Bahria Town Icon

Bahria Town Icon is a 62-storey 272.8 metres (895 ft) in the skyscraper complex, Bahria Icon Tower.

## Bahria Hotel Tower

Bahria Hotel Tower is 42-storey 200 metres (660 ft) skyscraper in the skyscraper complex, Bahria Icon Tower.

## Mall of Karachi

Mall of Karachi is a mall located in Bahria Hotel Tower and Bahria Town Icon, it is spread across eight floors.

## Location

The complex is based on a four acre plot in the up-scale Clifton area, and is immediately adjacent to the Bagh Ibne Qasim park, and shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi - an 8th-century mystic who is widely regarded as the patron saint of Karachi.

## History

Construction began in 2009. During its construction, excavations for the foundations caused inconvenience for traffic flow. It was topped out in October 2017. In November 2018, a small fire broke out at the site where a marriage hall and cinema were being installed. Fireworks were shown on its completion. Construction has been slowed and marred by allegations of corruption against the owner of Bahria Group, Malik Riaz.

## Details

The main building consists of 10 floors of serviced corporate offices and 40 floors of serviced apartments, Pakistan's highest located terraced restaurant, a double-decker high speed elevator, and a shopping mall. The building will be serviced by 16 high-speed elevators. It will have a carpark with 1,700 spaces, and total area of 2,230,500 $m^2$ (24,008,902 ft²).

It has 62 floors above ground, and 7 below ground. It is made of reinforced concrete with a glass facade. Steel was procured by Cellpor, and produced in conjunction with the Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal conglomerate. It is expected to complete by March 2023

## Honors and awards

The design won architectural design awards for efficient use of space and maximization of utility, including

* Highly commended high-rise architecture, International Property Award winners from Asia Pacific 2012
